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Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Her works are a must read.
One cannot go to Hannah Arendt’s work for comfort, Jennifer Szalai writes of the German-born political thinker. What she offers instead is “the company of someone who had direct experience of the horrors of the 20th century yet never relinquished what she called amor mundi, or ‘love of the world.’”
Hannah Arendt Is Not Your Icon
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Her works are a must read.
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If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
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📽️ WATCH: The most powerful institution in Albany, Georgia, is its hospital: Phoebe Putney Memorial. Yet for decades, the city’s residents have suffered some of the nation’s worst health disparities.
“Sick in a Hospital Town,” our new 5-part series, drops tomorrow, Dec. 7.
“Sick in a Hospital Town,” our new 5-part series, drops tomorrow, Dec. 7.
Sick in a Hospital Town: A Story of American Health Care | Story Trailer
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📽️ WATCH: The most powerful institution in Albany, Georgia, is its hospital: Phoebe Putney Memorial. Yet for decades, the city’s residents have suffered some of the nation’s worst health disparities.
“Sick in a Hospital Town,” our new 5-part series, drops tomorrow, Dec. 7.
“Sick in a Hospital Town,” our new 5-part series, drops tomorrow, Dec. 7.
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Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Another example of real world consequences:
His lab was humming with discovery. After one year under Trump, it’s almost silent. - STAT
His lab was humming with discovery. After one year under Trump, it’s almost silent. - STAT
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Another example of real world consequences:
His lab was humming with discovery. After one year under Trump, it’s almost silent. - STAT
His lab was humming with discovery. After one year under Trump, it’s almost silent. - STAT
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Counterpoint:
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Counterpoint:
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
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American hurdler & sprinter Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone named Women’s World Athlete of the Year for 2025--for the second time (first in 2022).
She holds the world record for the 400-meter hurdles & had an undefeated 2025 season. #athletics #champion
www.bet.com/article/9dfk...
She holds the world record for the 400-meter hurdles & had an undefeated 2025 season. #athletics #champion
www.bet.com/article/9dfk...
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
American hurdler & sprinter Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone named Women’s World Athlete of the Year for 2025--for the second time (first in 2022).
She holds the world record for the 400-meter hurdles & had an undefeated 2025 season. #athletics #champion
www.bet.com/article/9dfk...
She holds the world record for the 400-meter hurdles & had an undefeated 2025 season. #athletics #champion
www.bet.com/article/9dfk...
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
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“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, gridlock at the UN, growing American mercantilism and paralysis at the World Trade Organisation have all contributed to the breakdown of the post-cold-war order,” argues Mark Carney
The world is in a new age of variable geometry, says Mark Carney
Canada’s prime minister argues that countries that build new networks and pragmatic alliances will be best placed to thrive in this new age
econ.st
December 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, gridlock at the UN, growing American mercantilism and paralysis at the World Trade Organisation have all contributed to the breakdown of the post-cold-war order,” argues Mark Carney
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Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
Amen. #BoycottFIFA
I love soccer and I remember each World Cup with great intensity and always so much look forward to the next. But FIFA that was disgusting, even more disgusting than usual, and now I just can’t. And won’t.
December 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Amen. #BoycottFIFA
This is simply and grotesquely wrong. And important observations by @georgetakei.bsky.social
They cannot be given authority to forcibly remove anyone from their vehicle this way. Think about how bad actors would abuse this power.
December 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This is simply and grotesquely wrong. And important observations by @georgetakei.bsky.social
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They cannot be given authority to forcibly remove anyone from their vehicle this way. Think about how bad actors would abuse this power.
December 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
They cannot be given authority to forcibly remove anyone from their vehicle this way. Think about how bad actors would abuse this power.
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The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
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Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
Yes it is. I’be seen the devastation hepatitis B can wreak on a human being.
A vote for children to get sick www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
Panel Votes to End Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Yes it is. I’be seen the devastation hepatitis B can wreak on a human being.
Most Immigrants Arrested in City Crackdowns Have No Criminal Record www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Most Immigrants Arrested in City Crackdowns Have No Criminal Record www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Sick.
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Sick.
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Opinion | A lethal disease - The Washington Post
December 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Opinion | A lethal disease - The Washington Post
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Franklin The Turtle’s publisher responds to Pete Hegseth.
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Franklin The Turtle’s publisher responds to Pete Hegseth.
Yes, a good read and very timely (from less than a month ago). Thanks for reposting.
Now that Pete Hegseth is making cartoon jokes about the accusations that he gave illegal "no quarter" orders, good time to reup this:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Yes, a good read and very timely (from less than a month ago). Thanks for reposting.
The Uniquely American Heartbreak of Yet Another Tragedy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
Opinion | The Uniquely American Heartbreak of Yet Another Tragedy
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The Uniquely American Heartbreak of Yet Another Tragedy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/o...
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During this season of giving, let’s do what we can to give back to the communities that have given us so much. From our family to yours, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
During this season of giving, let’s do what we can to give back to the communities that have given us so much. From our family to yours, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!